For one, you'll brand your web site, business and yourself



by submitting articles to article directories. You could include

your name, business name, your credentials, web site

address and e-mail address in your resource box.

Second, you will become known as an expert on the topics

you write about. This will give you and your business

extra credibility which will help you compete against

your competition.

Third, your article might also be placed on a publisher's

web page. People search directories to find free content for their web sites or e-zines. If they publish your article on their page this will give you some extra exposure.

Forth, you might get extra exposure if an e-zine publisher

archives their e-zine on their site. People might want

to read the back issues before they make the decision

to subscribe.

Fifth, you will get free advertising. This will allow you to

spend your profits on other forms of advertising. You

could buy advertisements in other e-zines that don't

publish your articles.

Sixth, you might get extra income from people wanting to

hire you to write other articles, books, or even ask to

speak at seminars. This is a great way to multiply your

income.

Seventh, e-zine publishers could publish your

articles in their free e-books. Since people give them

away, your advertising could multiply all over the

internet.

Eighth, you will get your article published all over the web

if an e-zine publisher that has a free content directory on their web site, publishes your article. They'll allow

their visitors to republish your article.

Ninth, you'll gain people's trust. If they read your article

and like it, they won't be as hesitant to buy your

product or service. You will then be able to increase

your profits.

Tenth, when sites publish your article, they will publish it with your resource box and link back to your website. While people have different opinions, various back-links could help with search engine optimization.

There you have it. Ten good reasons to start submitting your articles to article directories. I know it can be a tedious task to try to submit your articles to hundreds of the directories out there, but there are ways of making that task a lot easier. One is to use a submission service. That can get expensive though since a lot of them charge by the article. You can also make your job a lot easier and cheaper by buying software specifically designed for the purpose of submitting articles. However you go, start submitting now, and you too can reap the benefits.